Colts place starting safety Clayton Geathers on PUP list

Luck can come off that list at any time during the preseason and the expectation is for No. 12 to be removed from that list for the start of the regular season. He's worked hard, he's done everything from a rehab standpoint.

Along with Luck, the Colts will open camp with defensive end Kendall Langford (knee) and guard Brian Schwenke (ankle) on PUP. And then once we get to practice, then the next step will be games.

Luck had surgery on his throwing shoulder in January to address the effects of an injury he first suffered back in 2015. He still is not healthy enough to undergo the full rigors of training camp, but all of that will come one step at a time. The team's preseason opener is Sunday, August 13.

The Colts drafted Ohio State's Malik Hooker to play opposite of Geathers, but Hooker will now be thrust into a leadership role right at the start of his career. With second-round pick Quincy Wilson projected as a starting corner, that would give them three new starters in the four secondary spots, along with corner Vontae Davis.

"Andrew's a vet. He knows how to play, " Ballard said.

"Just going to get to practice is where our focus is right now, " Ballard said.

"(Pagano's) really good dealing with players and getting the most out of players", Ballard said. That's what you want to see. I love training camp when we are able to go away and our fans can get access to our players that they usually can't get.